Caregiving often starts with one task: driving a parent to an appointment, helping a spouse with medication, checking in on a neighbor after surgery. Over time, that one task can become a second full-time role. Meals, refills, insurance calls, wound care, mobility help, emotional support, and late-night worry all add up. In the United States, family caregiving is common. A widely cited 2020 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving estimated that more than 50